#ii. ⊱ elli laiou. › verse / fire emblem: three houses.
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@heroesrelics asked : ‘ am i supposed to be scared? ’ three hopes byleth and elli i am rotating them in my mind
wave after wave, the ashen demon somehow manages to keep up . war is cruel , and she knew very well that she could meet her fate at any time whilst fighting for her country . yet , was it so selfish to hope it wasn’t at the hands of the living legend ? platinum staff is held tightly within shaking hand : she never was meant to be a fighter . there’s a reason why she preferred to use her magic to heal . dark arts took so much out of her , much faster than her healing could ever affect her . yet , her friends are hurt . the rest of the battalions are backing up . this town could never have taken this on in the first place , and yet they did . she is the last stand .
❝ there is no one left to fight . ❞ she announces , raising her voice just enough to hide the shaking from within it . she keeps her chin held high , ❝ please , ju ━ just leave this place . ❞ she doesn’t want anymore carnage to bleed into her lands . if worse came to worst , she thinks that she could hold him down for maybe three minutes . and , that’s being generous . ❝ you will not hurt these people for any longer . ❞ this may not be her town , but it is still her country . there are still innocent people remaining inside of these walls , and if elli can help it , he will no longer pass through them . even if he is a demon , he should still have some heart left .
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elli’s birthday bash 2k22. / accepting.
@combatarts asked : without a word, claude comes up behind elli and taps her on the shoulder, moving to stand in front of her just as quickly, playful grin ever pleasant on his face. ‘ heard it was your birthday today. ’ with a hand on his hip, he holds out a package towards her, filled with some of the higher quality teas he’d found down at the market. ‘ let me know if you ever wanna try these out. ’ and just as quickly as he came, claude flashes her a wink and a two-finger salute before going on his way once more.
she doesn’t think there’s been a single time that she hasn’t fallen for his tapping on the shoulder bit . she turns her head upon feeling the digit , gaze moving opposite to the side that he moved around her . she moves her attention back forward , and a happy expression quickly settles on her face . he’s as charming as ever . ❝ you heard correct ! ❞ she responds , tilting her head to the side as he pulls out the gift . her eyebrows raise slightly ━━ it’s hard for her to hide her excitement when she realizes it’s a present for her . tea sounds especially lovely ; just when she’s about to respond to his proposition , he’s already walking off . with a playful roll of the eyes , elli calls back out . ❝ von riegan ! ❞ her head tips to the side , ❝ come by my dorm after professor byleth’s class tomorrow , okay ? ❞
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elli’s birthday bash 2k22. / accepting.
@combatarts asked : ‘ there you are, little dove. ’ yuri’s voice comes as warm as ever, but free of the teasing tone if only for today. ‘ a little bird told me it was your birthday today. ’ grinning, yuri takes her hand and presses something into it, a small box with a set of earrings he’d come across that he thought she might like. ‘ come on. you’ll let me spoil you for today, won’t you ?? ’
attention lifts from her studies as soon as she hears her nickname . elli sets her pen down beside the book she had been taking notes from , softened gaze lifting to meet yuri’s . her once focused expression has quickly been lost to her happy smile ━━ she hadn’t yet seen him today ! she was wondering where he had run off to in that time . ❝ hi , hi ! ❞ she hums , leaning back into her chair . he’s always so refreshing to be around . she’s sure that taking a few hours from her studies won’t do any harm , right ? maybe some controlled mayhem would be good for the birthday girl . she tilts her head , curious gaze following his hand as he takes her own . her smile already grows ━━ what’s he planning ? ❝ what is this . . . ? ❞ she responds , glancing down at the pristine box . she reaches up , brushing a stray lock of hair behind her ear before gently pulling open the container . ❝ oh , how pretty . . . !! ❞ once competitive focus has now been entirely diminished . she gasps softly as she lifts the jewelry , allowing the light to cast and brighten the gems set in the design . she’s already lifting her hands , carefully un - hooking the small hoops she had already been wearing . after a few moments , she has the new pair in .
❝ how do they look . . . ? am i ready to hit the town now ? ❞
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elli’s birthday bash 2k22. / accepting.
@combatarts asked : ‘ elli. ’ byleth calls her over quietly, holding a bouquet of flowers in one hand. ‘ i heard your birthday was coming up so i grew some flowers for you. ’ he’d spent many hours in the greenhouse tending to them, so he was glad they looked alright. ‘ i also got you something while i was in town the other day. ’ it wasn’t much, but in the small box he hands her sits a small bracelet with a few dangling charms from it, supposedly meant to protect the wearer. ‘ and if there’s anything you’d like to do or anywhere you’d like to go, i happen to be free this afternoon. ’
when looking at her friend , her heart feels so warm . she wishes that she could speak to her past self when she first enrolled here , and show the younger what kind of beautiful things would come from her time studying here . she almost can’t even believe there were days when she regret moving . right now , she can’t imagine her life like anything else . she smiles so widely while she walks up to the other , hands lifting to press over her mouth in anxious excitement . she didn’t expect gifts . . . ! ❝ oh , byleth , they’re gorgeous ! ❞ she can’t imagine how long they took to grow ━━ how much work he must’ve put in , despite all of his other daily tasks . she pulls her hand back , gently brushing her fingertips across the edge of one of the flower petals . it’s so soft [ . . . ] / while she doesn’t have a green thumb , she’ll make sure to run by the library later and grab a book on plant life .
she takes the box offered , and feels her heart begin to pound . it looks expensive ━━ the thought of him overspending on her is no laughing matter ! she carefully opens it , cautious as to not accidentally dropping it . the bracelet takes her breath away entirely . she brushes her thumb across the charm , a soft exhale following . her lips part to try an argue her own value ; why he should gift this to someone he finds much more important . such an expensive thing should be reserved , right . . . ? but , when she looks up at him ━━ his proud expression when he sees her ━━ elli suddenly understands , and her heart swells . ❝ it - it’s beautiful . thank you . ❞ she repeats . she has to fight the tears attempting to well up at the edges of her eyes . she laughs softly , wiping the edge of her palm against her eye . embarrassing . ❝ would you like to come fishing with me later , then . . . ? ❞
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❝ i thought i reminded you to stop doing that . ❞
byleth is an enigma that elli isn’t sure she will ever understand . she watches him rest on the cot / chin is propped atop of her arm . she leans forward against her chair , ❝ if you don’t tell someone that you’re injured , you ╼ you’re only going to worry the ones who care about you even more . ❞ he doesn’t know how to stop pushing himself , does he ? ❝ claude said that you were grounded . until you’re better , you aren’t allowed to leave the monastery . so , get comfy . ❞
@destinydefied for byleth. / sc.
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every day, right when elli woke up , she would pray for normalcy . she would call to any deity who would possibly give her the time of day , and pray for things to just be average for the day . she figured that praying for the war to end was just way too much to ask for , so she would beg for her friends , her family , to be able to receive a normal day . she had quickly become grateful for every day she was able to live through , especially after witnessing some of her family perish in these trying times .
she would pray for the family that had passed away , too . she hoped that they rested somewhere , peacefully . she thought about everyone that she had lost ━━ a reminder of what she was fighting for . there were times where it was the sole reason that she was able to push herself up from the dirt . elli wasn’t sure why she was spared during the fight for garreg mach , but she was positive that she would make sure that her life getting a continuation wasn’t a mistake . she would help with the farming , watch over children , and more often than not , elli would actually be out , fighting for the cause .
elli trudges into monastery a little further behind the rest of the group ; dark magic takes much more of a toll on her than she had thought . healing others would exhaust her , sure , but dark magic would usually result in physical pain whenever she had overdone it in battle . nosebleeds , headaches , and fainting were quite common when she had initially started learning . while the symptoms can still arise , elli has learned her hard limits . it’s just , more often than not , she chooses to ignore them . yet , when she notices the crowds of people bustling , it perks her up a little . they all speak of the same rumor : someone important was recovered .
they were placed in one of the vacant room , it seems . elli brushes it off , though . it’s not for her to deal with quite yet . she’s sure she can visit and speak with the refugee after she gets some rest . still , there’s a phrase heard that causes her to freeze ; ‘ i can’t believe professor byleth is alive. i wonder where he ran off to. ‘ within mere moments , the girl is running . the air burns her throat , and despite the soreness in every limb , she sprints towards the room he’s supposedly residing in . how could she have missed this ? she doesn’t knock . she mostly falls into the door , just barely catching herself on the edge of the doorframe as she looks in .
❝ it’s ━ . . . it’s you . ❞
@destinydefied for byleth. / sc.
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let the girls talk about your muse. / accepting.
@destinydefied asked : ❤️ elli talk abt byleth challenge
❝ byleth . . . ? ❞
fingertip raises to press against the side of her chin , feigning critical pondering over the question . ❝ there’s so much to say ━ he never takes a compliment , but he deserves to hear so much ! ❞ where to start is the real question ! ❝ i love how strong he is . there are times where he’s carrying so much , but he still continues to bare it without complaint . he should speak up on his behalf much more , i think . ❞ she’s not here to give advice , though . she understands his thought process , and can’t really blame him for keeping his problems quiet . there’s so much that he has to carry , it’s no surprise that he deems his own problems miniscule . ❝ i love his kindness , too . he’s always ready to help anyone in need . ❞ a small laugh follows , ❝ jeez ━ i must sound like just about every other student , huh ? ❞ she lifts her hand , gently raking her hair out of her face . ❝ you just ━ you just have to meet him . words can’t even come close to why i treasure him . he’s a brilliant teacher, and an amazing friend . ❞
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memes for that SPECIFIC dynamic. / accepting.
@destinydefied asked : “ would you just sit still? you’re gonna get an infection if you don’t let me clean this up. ”
you sit still, she bites back saying . her abdomen aches ; she didn’t realize how badly she had gotten swiped until she saw the look on byleth’s face when she had returned from her scouting mission . she tilts her head back against the wall while he works ━━ she chooses not to look at the wound , but him . for a priest , she doesn’t do very well with healing aspects of the job . it’s typical for her to help tend to others before even realizing that there’s something wrong with her . she presses the fabric of her shirt down against her skin , just high enough to allow byleth enough room to work .
she tries to hold her breathing steady ━━ she’s half - tempted to check what byleth is doing . whatever it is , it’s causing her a little more discomfort than she would like . was it really that bad of an injury ? ❝ okay , okay . . . ❞ elli responds . she still feels bad about wasting his time , but if he’s serious about something , she knows he won’t leave it alone . that’s how he was , at least . elli wonders if he changed at all over the years . it doesn’t seem like it ━━ this is the same professor she stood alongside during the fight for garreg mach . the thought makes her pause .
[ . . . ] -- is she different?
she was three months away from her eighteenth birthday when he went missing . everyone changes with time . it’s a fact that cannot be disputed ━━ even at twenty - three , elli knows that she probably acts a little different than she did at seventeen . at least , she hopes . the idea makes her heart hurt . she finds herself staring at him while she thinks . how many birthdays , how many anniversaries , hell , how many battles ’ does he hold guilt over missing ? the world is different now . it’s much more intimidating than it was while he walked the monastery . when she chose to stop searching , she killed the byleth in her heart . her anger in his disappearance was weaponized . while the war went on , elli would repeatedly remind herself who she was fighting for : the professor who made a difference. during the first year , it was easy to believe that he was just a missing face . a lot of faculty and students were missing in action after garreg mach : if you asked her then , she would say it was a one - hundred percent chance of his return . yet , the years continued , with no sign of him .
she doesn’t notice , but tears start to fall from her eyes . she hopes he was asleep . elli hopes he was able to peacefully rest throughout these five years . she hopes he doesn’t regret waking up , only to return to his students at war with one another . despite the feeling of her throat closing in on her , elli forces herself to speak . ❝ i . . . never should’ve stopped looking for you . ❞
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blood related prompts. / accepting.
@destinydefied asked : [ FABRIC ] byleth and elli :)
he didn’t say a single thing. she works diligently to pull apart the clothing blocking her from checking where the blood was coming from . she , initially , was trying to keep from cutting into his shirt ; that was before her anxiety had overtaken her , though . she uses his blade to rip the shirt from it’s very seams , and finally reveal what kind of injury she’s dealing with . ❝ byleth , you are so ━ so hard headed . do you know this ? ❞ no , she thinks . he probably doesn’t . he probably thinks that he’s helping those around him by keeping them unbothered .
what was his plan ? to remain quiet , and hope he survived the ride home ? she supposes there are wyverns to make the trip faster , but still ! ❝ ‘ leth , this is going to hurt for a second , okay ? ❞ even if she is mad at him , she would feel horribly guilty if she didn’t give him any type of warning . she presses her hands against the wound , applying pressure to the blood threatening to escape his body . she tries to steady the shaking in her hands while she begins the chant to heal him . she repeats it softly , the glow beneath her hands becoming more and more obvious while she works . she keeps her breathing rhythmic ; she needs to keep as much energy in her as possible in order to finish this .
she doesn’t speak again until she’s sure that she’s finished her job ; foolish , she thinks . he’s a FOOL . ❝ stay still . ❞ she warns , ❝ i couldn’t fix everything . ❞ she chides herself for using so much of her energy on the enemy .
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bad influence starters. / accepting.
@aeonicn asked : ’ it’s not sneaking out if they never find out. ’
but they will, she stops herself from saying . she’s just about the worst liar on planet earth . sylvain has known her long enough to understand that , right ? she grasps the doorknob to her dorm room tightly as she thinks . they all deserve some fun during these times , right ? elli has been all study , no play this semester . a break is deserved , right ? what is the worst that could possibly happen ?
❝ okay , okay . . . let me get my coat . and ━ and if we’re caught , it’s on you to explain it away . deal ? ❞
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protective prompts. / PLEASE SEND.
@destinydefied asked : “ get behind me… ”
elli considered herself brave. if she saw a friend ━━ no , anyone in need of a hand , she would be there in an instant . it doesn’t matter what danger she put herself in ; if she could protect another living being , it was well worth it . she had been chided many times already about the possible negative connotations of this thinking , but they often went in one ear and out the other . this may be the time that she finally learns .
at what point does someone stop deserving help ? would it take a betrayal ? someone getting injured ? elli hasn’t quite nailed down what would stop her from reaching out to someone in need . yet , seeing the scene before her . . . the only way bandits ’ could get on school grounds is if they were allowed entry , right ? a pit forms in her stomach as she notices a female student step out from the crowd of nervous first and second years . a selfless act , she thinks . one innocent life cost to distract the enemy unit until back - up can arrive . if she recalls correctly , ❝ monica . . . ❞ but , she doesn’t fight . it seems more like she’s on their side . HOW ?
she steps forward . elli is just about to call out for the girl to STOP , and warn her of the danger she’s in ━━ she seems to run into a wall . gaze quickly lifts as she knocks into the figure that had interrupted her stride . seeing byleth isn’t what she expects . his warning is quick - witted . why isn’t anyone helping her ?? she looks around / the other faculty seem to be on the defensive , as well . she had heard rumors of a possible traitor within the walls , but she doesn’t want to believe it . ❝ professor , ❞ she quickly responds . ❝ she’ll ━ she’ll die . we can’t just . . . ❞ her heart pounds in her ears . she wants to continue forward , but the scared feeling in her gut won’t go away . ❝ you have to ━ to let me pass . PLEASE . ❞
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